Imphal: The Superintendent of Police, Kangpokpi district, has issued a stern warning to all concerned personnel, stating that strict disciplinary action will be taken against any uniformed officer found attending a meeting called by the Kangchup Area Protection and Development Committee (KAPDC), which the police have labeled a “fictitious organisation.”
In a notification issued on Monday, the SP stated that it had come to the department’s notice through social media platforms that the KAPDC, allegedly under the aegis of the Kuki Inpi, South West Sadar Hills, had called for a meeting on April 30 at K. Ponlen Village. The meeting reportedly targets serving personnel from Civil Police, Manipur Rifles (MR), and Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) belonging to Kuki villages in the Kangchup area.
“All concerned personnel are hereby sternly warned that the announcement made by the fictitious organisation is illegal, and any uniformed personnel attending the meeting will be considered to have committed gross service misconduct. Strict disciplinary action will be initiated,” the notification stated.
Meanwhile, a separate notification dated April 18 and issued by the KAPDC was widely circulated on social media. Jointly signed by the committee’s secretary Minlen Lhouvum and chairman Sasat Kipgen, the message appeared to summon all Kuki chiefs and police personnel to attend the April 30 meeting.
A translated excerpt from the circulated notice read “This notice is addressed to the Kuki chiefs of Kangchup and to Kuki personnel serving in the Manipur Rifles (MR), Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), and the State Police. On April 30, 2025, all Kuki chiefs are required to send individuals serving in the State Police to the KAPDC office in K. Ponlen.”
It added “This meeting has been arranged following detailed discussion with the Kuki militant groups… Therefore, if you love your land, we kindly request our village chiefs and police personnel to attend the meeting without fail.”
However, in a subsequent clarification issued Monday, the KAPDC’s secretary (information) distanced the organisation from a Thadou-Kuki dialect statement circulating online. The clarification stated that the message directing village chiefs to send Kuki police personnel to Kangchup was “entirely baseless.”
The KAPDC also denied the claim that the call for the meeting was made “with the knowledge of the Samsao (SoO) group,” calling it “completely false.” The group alleged the statement was “a calculated attempt to damage the reputation of the Kuki community, particularly the SoO leadership.”
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